2006-07-08 10:23:56 · 13 answers · asked by Angela K 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Nobody knows just yet why they do this. Some think they are ill when this happens, the cause could be linked to global warming. It mixes up their sound waves which they use to travel. Then again this could be there way of dying. When they know it is the end or close to it they beach for a slow less painful death and sinking down or sharks to bite and die more painfully.
2006-07-08 10:26:08 · answer #1 · answered by DutchApplePie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if whales beach themselves to die.
They seem to get confused. I recently read a news article about whales getting confused while submarines were doing sonar tests.
Whales and dolphins use sonar by using sound waves bouncing off things.
Beached whaled have occasionally been saved by many people working together to get the whale into deeper water. Sometimes this has worked other times not.
2006-07-08 17:39:12 · answer #2 · answered by Orchid 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, when one whale dies, and beaches itself, its a news event. When a whole Pod beaches itself, then its a tragedy!
Some attribute it to toxins in the water, (pollution), or to "red tide" (which releases its own toxicity).
Others attribute it to sonars emitted by ships, (this has yet to be verified, but Green Peace has sued many Nations and won, and I dont even know why they have a say in this, as they dont stop the radars)...
Some even say Global Warming, but, we really dont have any records to show during thousands of years, how many whales have beached themselves, in thier dying process, so we really cant attribute it to that either in my opinion...
If we can attatch transmitters to all the whales, (since there are only a few thousands of them, it shouldnt be that hard, but the cash flow to monitor them would be instrumental, so, why doesnt Green Peace, with thier ships volunteer for this job???), then we could monitor them and see what they get into, or come across in thier progress across the seas and what pollution factor they encounter.. Very expensive and very labor intensive...
I wish you well..
Jesse
2006-07-08 17:34:11 · answer #3 · answered by x 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whale beaching is usually due to some kind of infection or illness that the whale has contracted. It is also sometimes due to environmental poisoning that has affected their echo location ability and they are unable to "see" the beach they are headed for. Mass beachings are still unexplained at this time.
2006-07-08 17:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Crowfeather 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has lost the strength to tread water on it's own and must beach itself in order to keep it's blow hole (from which it breathes) above water.
It is actually not trying to die, but survive. Whales that are too far out to make it to shore still die but they actually drown sooner.
2006-07-08 17:25:39 · answer #5 · answered by lovpayne 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you ever think it could be all the nasty pollutants and **** we humans dump in it,we use it as a toilet,and when it dies we will all die soon after.I blame big business running ramped,slimy politicians with their graft and corruption,an ignorant and stupid people who let them all get away with it.
2006-07-08 17:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because whales think you will go to hell if your carcass is eaten by sharks.. .. sounds as plausible as people thinking you will go there if you don't believe in god doesn't it?
2006-07-08 17:26:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they heard that old expression...
Live's a Beach... and then you die...
er... or something like that.
2006-07-08 17:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their just too weak to stay in the ocean so the waves push them to shore.
2006-07-08 17:26:29 · answer #9 · answered by Wireless 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sciencetist believe thats it has to do with stress and pollotion in the sea
2006-07-08 17:34:10 · answer #10 · answered by nikia b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋